潸然泪下，急救室里的求婚
<p>经历一次失败的婚姻后，我认识了现在的老伴。在一起生活了14年之后，他在医院的急救室向我求婚。这让我感动不已：我们互相理解，关心彼此，无私付出，这就是爱。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blustery">blustery</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> 60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="even">even</span>: <span word="him">him</span>—<span word="quintuple">quintuple</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>; <span word="me">me</span>—<span word="major">major</span> <span word="thoracic">thoracic</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melodrama">melodrama</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="our">our</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hysterical">hysterical</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="snowy">snowy</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. “<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>,” <span word="my">my</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EKG">EKG</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="took">took</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>—<span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="now">now</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="pubescent">pubescent</span>, <span word="hooked">hooked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="cardiac">cardiac</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>, “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span>.”</p>
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